We had our train club Christmas party last night. I saw some nice gifts of train movies, but they were on the older VHS format. (Some guys going cheap, I guess.) I did see "Emperor of the North" in DVD and some others, too, but I didn't get their names. Some of them were movies from the 1930s and 1940s. Could you suggest names of good train movies that are now out on DVD?
"The Train" with Burt Lancaster, 1964. About a train full of stolen art being taken out of Paris by a Nazi Colnel as Paris was being overun by the Allies. The French resistance is try to stop him to save the art. Lots of good footage of real steam engines. Some of them even being destroyed in spectacular wrecks. Vintage WWII aircraft, trucks and tanks. Burt does all his own stunt work and even really opperates the steam engines.
Some classics*- End of the Line, Runaway Train, Snakes on a Train. *WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK, Highly encouraged during periods of sleep deprevation.
Wow. So many come into mind! Danger Lights. Von Ryan's Express. Silver Streak (The 1930's original.) Silver Streak (Wilder, Pryor, Clayburgh.) Boxcab E50
I have that one. Excellent film even if you're not watching it for the trains. A few other good ones available on DVD include: Runaway Train (the one set in Alaska) The General (Buster Keaton) The Iron Horse (an early John Ford film) The Titfield Thunderbolt (classic British comedy) The Ladykillers (the original 1955 version) Closely Watched Trains (a great Czech art house film from the 1960s) The Lady Vanishes (the 1938 version is a better film but the 1979 version has better train scenes!) Murder on the Orient Express (the 1974 version) Death Train (a mind numbingly awful film but has good train scenes) Denver and Rio Grande, Orphan Train and Chattanooga Choo Choo were released on VHS but don't know if they are available on DVD. Chers David
I am aware of at least two versions of "Strangers on a Train" available on DVD. One is the way it was released in the US. The other, I believe, was the way it was edited for the UK.
Concur. I just saw the movie and it was a good one. All the wrecks are real. In one case, seven of the ten cameras used to film the wreck were destroyed. Also, there was a scene in the round house/engine shop where a part was poured from molten metal, cleaned and prepared, and put on the engine. Excellent movie. BTW, I purchased it from Pentrex here on TrainBoard. Thanks, Charlie.
on the other thread mentioned above, someone mentioned a John Wayne movie "The Wrecker". I think the correct title is "Hurricane Express" . "The Wrecker" is the villain in the movie which was actually a serial. It does star a very young John Wayne. I remember watching it on T.V. in the '50s. It is available as a video. I have it on VHS. Dunno about DVD. CT
